90 YEARS AGO
August, 1931
August 18, 1931: Sneezes And Loses Teeth
Hugh Baker in his room here at a hotel sneezed suddenly and violently with sad results.
Baker waited until morning and then went outside the hotel and made a search of the vacant lot beneath his room’s window. He called for assistance from nearby buildings but in spite of that nothing was found.
Finally a woman called from her apartment next door: “There they are, right over there.”
So Baker went over and picked up – his missing teeth.
75 YEARS AGO
August, 1946
August 17, 1946: Successor To Bishop Tucker Named Today
The Rt. Rev. Henry Knox Sherill, D.D., Bishop of Massachusetts, was elected today as the new presiding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.A.
The bishops met yesterday and nominated candidates to succeed Bishop Tucker, but such names, under church canons, are a closely guarded secret.
Following election of a successor to Bishop Tucker by bishops, the name then will be sent to the house of deputies, another legislative body, for final confirmation.
The election of the new Presiding Bishop is one of the highlights of the church’s 55th triennial general convention which continues through Friday.
50 YEARS AGO
August, 1971
August 17, 1971: City Board Sets Lunch Policy
It is the policy of the Covington City School Board to provide free or reduced priced lunches to children determined by the School Principals to be unable to pay for their lunches.
The School Board policy provides that an application form be filled out and returned to the school. Copies of this form together with a letter have been sent to all parents. Additional copies may be obtained from the Principal’s office. of each school. The form requests information necessary to determine the economic need based on the income and number of persons in the family and any unusual circumstances or hardships which affect the family’s ability to pay for school lunches.
Under the provisions of the policy, the Principal of the school is the local official who will determine individual eligibility. The family size and income scale adopted by the Covington City School Board will be used. (This income scale will be published later.)
25 YEARS AGO
August, 1996
August 17, 1996: State Official To Head Rappahannock College
A state education official will become acting president of Rappahannock Community College next month if a Michigan judge decides there’s enough evidence to send John. H. Upton, the school’s president, to trial on a charge of murdering his wife.
Anne-Marie McCartan, the Virginia Community College System’s vice chancellor for academic services and research, was introduced at a news conference Thursday at the college’s Glenns campus.
Arnold Oliver, chancellor of the two-year college system, said Ms. McCartan will serve as acting president starting Sept. 3 “until a permanent president occupies that position.”
Ms. McCartan has a doctorate in education from Harvard University. She has taught at the College of William and Mary, Virginia Commonwealth University, teh University of Massachussetts and Harvard.
10 YEARS AGO
August, 2011
August 17, 2011: Development Of Visitors Center Third Step In Chamber’s Effort
The Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Tourism has been awarded $308,250 by the Alleghany Foundation to develop a visitors center for the Alleghany Highlands.
Development of a visitors center is the third step in efforts to enhance tourism and increase economic development activities in the recreation and tourism sector.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday morning at the site of the Chamber’s new visitors center at Mallow Mall.
Phase 1 was an effort to learn about potential opportunitiesin the area, which led to the chamber’s “Tourism Needs Assessment and Visitors Center Marketing Plan.”
Phase 2 includes website design, marketing materials, signage and outreach strategies.
This grant will provide the Alleghany Highlands with a premier visitors center to serve as the gateway to the community. The funds will develop a welcoming and inviting visitors center, one that is easily accessible and highly visible.
Plans call for renovating the former bank building at Mallow Mall, which is easy to reach from Interstate 64 and centrally located in the community.
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